The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
MAGNIFICENT
brilliant, glorious, magnificent, splendid
(adjective) characterized by grandeur; “the brilliant court life at Versailles”; “a glorious work of art”; “magnificent cathedrals”; “the splendid coronation ceremony”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
magnificent (comparative more magnificent, superlative most magnificent)
Grand, elegant or splendid in appearance.
Grand or noble in action.
Exceptional for its kind.
Source: Wiktionary
Mag*nif"i*cent, a. Etym: [See Magnificence.]
1. Doing grand things; admirable in action; displaying great power or opulence, especially in building, way of living, and munificence. A prince is never so magnificent As when he's sparing to enrich a few With the injuries of many. Massinger.
2. Grand in appearance; exhibiting grandeur or splendor; splendid' pompous. When Rome's exalted beauties I descry Magnificent in piles of ruin lie. Addison.
Syn.
– Glorious; majestic; sublime. See Grand.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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CATCH
(verb) grasp with the mind or develop an understanding of; “did you catch that allusion?”; “We caught something of his theory in the lecture”; “don’t catch your meaning”; “did you get it?”; “She didn’t get the joke”; “I just don’t get him”
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